Philipsburg:--- On Tuesday December 28th at approximately 08:40 pm several Zero Tolerance patrols were sent to the Fort Willem area where again residents complained about gunshots being fired in that area.All streets of the Fort Willem area were immediately blocked off by the Zero Tolerance teams. On the scene, investigating officers got information that the possible suspect in this shooting had run into his apartment after this incident. A search of the apartment was carried out by police however, the suspect had already fled the scene. During a search of the apartment a revolver Smith and Wesson Cal. 38 Special with one bullet in the barrel, a box containing 50 bullets of the same calibre of the brand Remington and an air pressure rifle were found and confiscated.
No one has been arrested as yet in this case. The investigation in to this case as well as the recent cases that took place over the last two days is still ongoing.In unrelated news a man was robbed on Back Street on Wednesday December 29th. Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson identified the victim as G.P from the United States of America who is also a crew member on board the cruise ship "Ruby Princess" that was in port on Wednesday. The victim approached the police bike patrol on Back Street and told them that he went to the end of Back Street to purchase drugs. The man told police that a young man approached him and offered to sell him the drugs and lured him into a house. While in the house the victim told police that he was attacked by three other men one of which was armed with a handgun. Henson said the victim was threatened and robbed of his personal belongings. The police bike patrol accompanied the victim to the spot where the incident occurred and the suspects had already fled the scene. Henson said the victim was taken to the Philipsburg police station for him to file an official complaint but at some point he walked out of the police station without giving police an explanation.
